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» 18-06-17, 15:22

This is disgusting.
Our forests absolutely destroyed by the wood industry.
Over 50% of our woodland cover is of Eucaliptus, the tree they use to make paper. The same tree which comes from Australia and evolved to release their seeds during the fire season.
But it doesn't end there, because associated with Eucaliptus come several invasive, also Australian, Acacia trees, such as Mimosa, which are highly invasive and even more prone to being burnt down with fire which helps them spread.

So we have fifty percent of our forests being occupied by fuel, plus all the Acacias which intertwine with the Eucaliptus.
Where we don't have these two highly inflammable and invasive species, we have Pine Tree plantations, Pinus pinaster, also an invasive plant introduced by the Romans. This plant is also no resistant to fire and even though it does offer some more resistance, it doesn't compare to the native mediterranean trees which have thick bark layers and have evolved to stop fires, such as several Oak species, Strawberry Trees or 'Pinea' Pines.

Our forests managers and all past governors who are aware of this problem are guilty. The people who continue to destroy our ecosystems through forest or river destruction are all culpable of this mess. Because make no mistake, there are people who profit from the fires.

In addition, there's no money spent on prevention.

This is not a surprise at all. There are forest fires every year and people dying every year. This year the perfect circumstances for destruction just happened to come together.

But this WILL happen again. Because every fcking year people say they're going to change shit and nothing is done.

I am the maniac, I am the ghoul
I'm in the shadows in the corners of my room

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» 18-06-17, 17:48

Originally Posted by spiritboy

Horrible tragedy. RIP to the victims.

What were the people who died were doing there? Are there houses close by or some recreational area like picnics and etc.?

There are small towns in the middle of the woods and florest in Portugal. Mostly in the center of the country a lot of people live in the middle of nowwhere. And they need to travel thru those small roads to make it out of there. Sometimes there's only one way out and that was why they were caught in the fire front,

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» 18-06-17, 18:51

What were the people who died were doing there? Are there houses close by or some recreational area like picnics and etc.?

There are small towns in the middle of the woods and florest in Portugal. Mostly in the center of the country a lot of people live in the middle of nowwhere. And they need to travel thru those small roads to make it out of there. Sometimes there's only one way out and that was why they were caught in the fire front,